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The staircaseOn the step i; with their backs turned, they ht almost have been men

Unusually tall, unusually thin, but men Then Bart as and a head apiece--they were

that much like men Their faces had two eyes, two ears, and a nose and

ht places But the similarity ended there

They had skin of a curious pale silvery gray, and pale, pure-white hair

rising in what looked like a feathery crest The eyes were long and

slanting, the forehead high and narrow, the nose delicately thin and

chiseled with long vertically slit nostrils, the ears long, pointed and

lobeless The h the chin was abnormally

pointed The hands would almost have passed inspection as huular nails curved over the fingertips

like the claws of a cat They wore skin-tight clothes of so silvery capes They looked

unearthly, elfin and strange, and in their oay they were beautiful

The two Lhari in front of Bart had been talking softly, in their fast

twittering speech; but as the hurew

louder, they raised their voices, and Bart could hear what they were

saying He was a little surprised to find that he could still understand